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Project Engineer - Pharma

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5 months ago
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Team Horizon is seeking a Project Engineer for a leading pharmaceutical company based in West Dublin.

Why you should apply:

• You enjoy working on exciting projects and want to work with a global manufacturing site in Dublin.

• There is a strong culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the company to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives.

• Generous rates and flexible working hours.

What you will be doing:

• Supporting the Capital Projects Team with site-based projects for Oral Solid Dose Manufacturing, Facilities and Packaging operations.

• Supporting and executing validation support activities on site.

• Partaking or leading potential continuous improvement programs, process mapping and gap analysis.

• Optimisation of existing processes to achieve desired targets.

• Delivering projects and assigned duties on time and on budget.

• Coordinating changes using the approved change control procedure to ensure that cGMP is adhered to.

• Supporting validation activities for project activities, including the review of validation documentation and attendance of validation activities.

• Designing and writing summaries for regulatory compliance or project specific documentation, including URS, DS and detailed project schedules using MS Office applications (Project, Word, Excel, Visio, etc.).

• Updating project details on a regular basis, leading project teams during scheduled project meetings, providing feedback and updates to team and senior management.

What you need to apply:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

• 5 years' experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry as a Project Engineer.

• Experience in cGMP, general packaging systems and serialisation is advantageous.

• Ability and proven track record of working and managing multiple departmental teams for operational and capital projects.

• Excellent technical writing ability.

• Strong documentation skills.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Must work to the highest engineering standards.

• Have strong technical and problem-solving skills.

• Willingness to travel within Europe (minimal travel depending on projects).

• Hybrid/flexible working

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